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Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Geneva celebrates unloved son

AFP - Jan 17, 2012
GENEVA — Geneva once condemned Jean-Jacques Rousseau and burned his books, but is now preparing to celebrate his birth 300 years ago with pomp. The Swiss city has declared him one of its greatest citizens and a key figure of the Enlightenment.

Geneva to blow out 300 candles to Rousseau

swissinfo.ch - Jan 20, 2012
by Ghania Adamo, swissinfo.ch Geneva is this year celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of philosopher, writer and composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau. swissinfo.ch talks to François Jacob, the organiser of the busy Rousseau programme, ...

The New Decembrists

New York Magazine - Jan 23, 2012
By Michael Idov MOSCOW, Russia—It's a late December night at Les Amis du Jean-Jacques Rousseau, known around here simply as Jean-Jacques or, more precisely, Zhan-Zhak, a tiny island of fake Frenchness in the center of Moscow.

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Basic Political Writings

by: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
'The publication of these excellent translations is a happy occasion for teachers of courses in political philosophy and the history of political theory...' - Raymon M Lemos, "Teaching Philosophy".
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The First and Second Discourses

by: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
One of the most respected translations of this key work of 18th-century philosophy, this text includes a brief introduction to the two works as well as abundant notes that range from simple explanations to speculative interpretations.
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

by: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. His sweeping account of humanity's social and political development epitomizes the innovative boldness of the Enlightenment, and it is one of the most provocative and influential works of the eighteenth century. This new translation by prize-winning translator Franklin Philip includes all of Rousseau's own notes, and Patrick Coleman's introduction builds on recent key scholarship, considering particularly the relationship between political and aesthetic thought.
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